Loadout Manager

We have an exciting Loadout Manager opportunity. The Loadout Manager oversees Loadout Supervisors and assists with providing daily direction to all loadout employees while ensuring shipment targets of market hogs from our finisher farms to our processing plant are met.

ABOUT US

At Seaboard Foods, we create the most sought-after pork. A top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30 countries, we are committed to bringing excellence to the table, seeking a better way to produce wholesome pork and connect every step between our farms and family tables. More than 5,400 employees in five states work on our farms, feed mills, and processing plant to produce Prairie Fresh® pork, ensuring the well-being of our animals, the environment, our employees, and the communities we call home. We are a Fortune 500 employer, recently nominated by the Business Journal as one of the “Best Places to Work”, representing our dynamic culture, where our employees can contribute and understand why they matter.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure that all loadout crews are always operating in a safe manner.
• Mandate that all crews are properly trained, equipped, and that animal welfare along with biosecurity are aligned with Seaboard Foods' animal handling and biosecurity guidelines/procedures.
• Perform scheduled and random assessments on all Seaboard Foods loadout crews.
• Ensure that all daily and weekly shipment targets are being met through the management of crew and staffing schedules.
• Communicate and collaborate with upper management teams in both transportation and production to execute/trial new procedures to improve service provided.
• Advise and/or train loadout management and personnel.
• Maintain all Seaboard Foods loadout and Transport Quality Assurance certifications.
• Sort and load out market hogs and ensure timely maintenance of company vehicles, chutes and body cams as necessary.

CORE COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS IN ALL ROLES: instills trust, communicates effectively, action-oriented, ensures accountability, and drives results.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Animal handling experience.
• A valid driver's license and clean motor vehicle record (MVR).
• Ability to be on call as needed.
• Bilingual, Spanish and English

Preferred:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred; or 2 years' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous management experience.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical and work demands listed here represent those an employee should possess to successfully perform the job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• The employee must regularly lift and move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift up to 100 pounds and move up to 300 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; and is commonly exposed to airborne particles and gases at low concentrations.
• The employee is frequently exposed to waste material, feed, and hog dust.
• The hours and days of work are established by departmental needs and at the discretion of management. After-hours, weekends, and overnight travel as requested.

WHY SEABOARD FOODS?

• Medical, vision & dental benefits upon hire
• 401K with company match
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays
• Wellness Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee pork purchase program

For a complete list of our benefits please visit our career site: https://www.seaboardfoods.com/careers/why-sbf/

Seaboard Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans' status, status as a disabled individual, or any other status protected by law.